Share some tips on IELTS

filipinacpa · February 2014

@sonsi_03 thanks bro! Hopefully makapaglodge na ako ng visa this year haha

Oot again: may expiry po ba ang vetassess assessment??

thegreatiam15 · February 2014

grabe...10 days to go para malaman ang results...T_T

kakapraning ang paghihintay...1 more week...halfway na ako sa week na to..HAHAH

Al5yd · February 2014

Hi Guys,
Question lang about sa reading part ng IELTS, pwede mo ba balikan yung mga passage to answer the questions or babasahin mo lang sya once then aalisin na nila? TIA!

thegreatiam15 · February 2014

Hi Guys,
Question lang about sa reading part ng IELTS, pwede mo ba balikan yung mga passage to answer the questions or babasahin mo lang sya once then aalisin na nila? TIA!

pwede mo sila balikan ang publema mo sa reading oras....yung passage pag binasa mo lahat...sections 2 and 3 which is the skimming part lang...tapos ka...

sobrang haba nun pag hindi mo prinactice yung fast skim at key word underlining...asahan mo mauubusan ka oras dito

section 1 chillax lang kasi bibigyan ka nang maiksing passage (for me general) then pwede mo pa siya basahin pero dapat medyo mabilis

section 2 bibigyan ka nang different letters na may maliliit na passage a - g then may set of questions na itatanong sayo hindi siya obviously corelated dun sa passages...

section 3 mas mahabang passage parang maiksing novel or knowledge base na research...
then may set of questions to justify if kung true or false or ano yung title nang kada passage from paragraphs 1-7 match accordingly...

tip ko is habang nagrereview ka orasan mo sarili mo sa pagbabasa probably 15mins then see to it kung naintindihan mo yung binasa mo then answer mo questions

then if ever kaya mo underline mo mga key words na tingin mo pwede maging reference

sana informative tong shinare ko...: )

sonsi_03 · February 2014

@Al5yd the question booklet will be with you for 60 minutes (reading test duration). And gaya ng sabi ni @thegreatiam15 skimming, yan po ang technique you don't have to read per lines, take note of the keywords. practice makes perfect. At kung masasanay mo rin ang sarili mo na hanapin yung sagot sa tanong mismo it also helps a lot. Goodluck!

Al5yd · February 2014

@sonsi_03 @thegreatiam15 Thanks to the both of you. may Cambridge IELTS reviewer ako and medyo easy nga yung first parts, pero yung succeeding passages pahirap ng pahirap. at least pwede sulatan/underline-nan yung booklets so makakatulong din. Thanks again guys.

the_adventurer · February 2014

I am truly fascinated by this model essay who goes by the name Brian Sioson. He got 9.0 in Writing and is one of Niners Lecturer/Coach in the Philippines.

How I wish I write like this. haha. Although sobrang haba naman 498 words!!

Today, there is insufficient respect to the elderly by the younger individuals. What do you think are the reasons? What are its effects to the society?

In the past, our elders were regarded by many as pillars of wisdom. They were once respected and admired like the oldest trees that bear the sweetest fruit, the majestic colonnades that have withstood the test of time, or the musical instruments that have sounded richer and more provoking with time's passing. However, at present, they only exist to serve as skeletal reminders of how spiteful and disrespectful our world has become to the elderly.

Today's society is one that exclusively advocates the youth and disregards the aged. Ours is a government and media structure that poisons our minds to believe that the youth are shining beacons of hope while the elderly are just tarnished relics of times gone by. Because of this impression, some young people tend to perceive the elderly as incapable of providing any benefit to their families and the society.

Furthermore, we now live in the so-called disposable era, where our twisted culture has compelled us to assume that everything that has served its purpose must be discarded. Hence even our seniors, whose roles are mistakenly thought of as antiquated and irrelevant, are shunned by the public.

Respect to the elderly can be gleaned at home or in schools. However our busy and demanding lifestyle has offered few parents the luxury of time to discipline and supervise their children. Even schools have failed to teach the youth about basic courtesy in the community. Because of this, younger individuals tend to assimilate the wrong set of values, making them impertinent, if not aggressive towards the weaker members of the community, particularly the elderly.

Clearly the modern world has become the most unfriendly place for our seniors. These days, it is not anymore uncommon to hear stories about old people being assaulted, abused, disparaged, denied of employment, confined in nursing homes, forcefully retired, or made to pay unreasonable insurance policies. Yet, we fail to realize that in maltreating our elders, we lose a significant part of our humanity, for they are the sources of our wisdom, knowledge and inspiration. They are repositories of insights that define the texture of the delicate fabric of our culture and society. Surely, there are a lot of things we could learn from our seniors if we only cared to listen. However, since a lot of us have opted to drive them away, we have lost much from our once vibrant culture, including values, traditions, family stories, wise advises and the lessons in life that are learned the hard way.

Indeed, the contemporary world is not the most propitious place for the elderly to live with a sense of dignity or die in a state of grace, not because many people deliberately disrespect them but because few are willing to fan the dying embers of their legacy and impart it to the future generations.

basti · February 2014

@the_adventurer Magaling talaga si sir Brian. If I may share, that same question is the question I take a while a go when I am taking the mock exam to a review center hehe

the_adventurer · February 2014

@the_adventurer Magaling talaga si sir Brian. If I may share, that same question is the question I take a while a go when I am taking the mock exam to a review center hehe

@basti oo nga sobrang galing naman nya to develop something like that in just 40 minutes!

Really? kanina lang? wow what a coincidence! haha. I've read the essay in the review material of my sibling who went to that review center before. I've been reading the model essays from there and their range of vocabulary is really wide.

May plan ka na when to take the exam? Ako march or april.

ozdreamer0323 · February 2014

Hi po fellow pinoyau peeps. New po ako dito and I am about to take my IELTS test this month. Ask ko lang po sa Speaking test, when they ask for your ID, ano po usually sinasagot niyo? Lagi ko kasi nakikita sa mga dating nagtest na kasama yun sa tanong sa kanila and naniniguro lang po ako na tama yung isasagot ko

basti · February 2014

@the_adventurer oo nga sobrang galing. halos wala nga ako naisulat nung binigay yung ques na yun hehe. plan ko sana this march. Good luck sa tin...

btarroja213 · February 2014

Hi po fellow pinoyau peeps. New po ako dito and I am about to take my IELTS test this month. Ask ko lang po sa Speaking test, when they ask for your ID, ano po usually sinasagot niyo? Lagi ko kasi nakikita sa mga dating nagtest na kasama yun sa tanong sa kanila and naniniguro lang po ako na tama yung isasagot ko

There are no correct or wrong answers in IELTS speaking. As long as you use english correctly then you should be fine. You can even tell a joke if you want... :-D

ozdreamer0323 · February 2014

@btarroja213 ay ganun po ba? Salamat po. Sana makapasa hehehehe. Target ko po 6.5 up hehehehe....

the_adventurer · February 2014

@the_adventurer oo nga sobrang galing. halos wala nga ako naisulat nung binigay yung ques na yun hehe. plan ko sana this march. Good luck sa tin...

@basti uu mukhang mahirap nga. hehe.. goodLuck! kaya natin yan! hehe practice practice.

Abraham · February 2014

@the_adventurer nandito ka din pala.. haha... I also meet Brian Sioson. I am currently enroll sa review center where he is teaching. Halimaw nga talaga cya s writing. No wonder and he hit 9.0. Self review ka ba or enrolled din sa review center?

the_adventurer · February 2014

@abraham Nope. I'm here in Malaysia.hehe. onga may mga tao talagang talented gaya nia. For him, writing is just a walk in the park.haha

I'm currently enrolled in a review center as well here in MY. But I would say, it's not as intensive as I thought it would be. It's more like an english classroom discussion. The lectures are not in-depth. I was looking for more strategies on how to attack questions like TFNG etc. I'd say using the internet is much better. They only serve as your guide or backbone. Kaya sa bahay ko nalang tinotodo ang review. Cambridge and other review materials. Unlike in one of the review center in the Phil. almost everyday daw sila may exam and the teaching is really intensive.

But on the bright side, their good in speaking and binabawi ko nalang sa writing. I have written around 20 Writing Task 1 and 10 Writing Task 2 and have it reviewed by them. All WT1 question from the most recent exams posted in ielts-blog.com. For the past 2-3 weeks, I've focused on Writing task. Ngayon singit2 na ulit ng reading and listening.

How's your review so far?

the_adventurer · February 2014

@the_adventurer nandito ka din pala..

I'm sorry naguluhan ako haha. what you meant is dito pala sa thread na to. akala ko sa bansang pinas at nag-assume naman ako na nsa pinas ka hehe

yup ACS and IELTS working hand in hand.hehe. I think passing these two items solves 80% of the problem of our Visa Application.

brspace · February 2014

@the_adventurer pa-advise naman ng review center mo sa Malaysia

i'm planning to enroll sana.. tia!

the_adventurer · February 2014

hi brspace, sent u some good advice

Abraham · February 2014

@the_adventurer nandito ka din pala..
I'm sorry naguluhan ako haha. what you meant is dito pala sa thread na to. akala ko sa bansang pinas at nag-assume naman ako na nsa pinas ka hehe

yup ACS and IELTS working hand in hand.hehe. I think passing these two items solves 80% of the problem of our Visa Application.

Ako din naguluhan eh... Hehe.. Yup, I am referring na nandito ka sa thread ng IELTS. Mukhang way way ahead ka na sa pag rereview ng IELTS. kaka start ko lang magreview last Feb 3. Although I enrolled in a review center since Dec 2013 pa. I am still a full time employee kase and medyo mahirap mag manage ng time sa pag rereview since I am on a rotating shift. Pero this next few weeks I will take it serious na and put it on the next level. Student mode at the same time working parin. Hindi kaya kung mag aaral lang ako eh. Your right, malaking percentage ang pag pasa sa ACS and IELTS. Although right now I still don't have any idea where to get the Visa Fee. Hehe.. But I know God Will Provide

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Malaking tulong din ung mga links na nakita ko dito sa thread na to. Very helpful din. Hindi ko pa nga lang na tignan lahat. Information over load na eh. hehe..

imeetr · February 2014

Hello guys maybe you want to attend an intensive IELTS workshop for free just click the link and register now, since the seats are only limited. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ielts-masterclass-tickets-9060892373

the_adventurer · February 2014

@abraham yup although I started na rin mag-self review last December, ngayon lang din ako nakapag-focus ng todo. Hopefully you can manage your time to review na at makapag-ielts na rin para makapag-lodge na ng Visa before any horrible changes pa ang ma-implement sa July 2014 like ibalik ulit sa 65 points ang pass mark or tanggalin na ang Computer Programmers sa SOL. In regard to the Visa application fee, kahit ako din di ko alam where to get that huge amount haha pero madali na lang yan basta pasado na sa IELTS and ACS. By the way, congrats for moving into the 2nd stage sa ACS. Ako stage 1 pa din.hehe

Exactly. laki ng tulong ng mga links dito such as those provided by imeetr, filipinacpa etc. Download mo lang then on your spare time, basa-basahin mo coz they are really helpful.

Goodluck satin and to all aspirants

Abraham · February 2014

@imeetr naka register na ako dyan. hehe.. Nag email din sakin ung IDP reg dyan. Nasa email list kase nila ako pero hindi ako under IDP. Sa manila ka ba? If ever baka mag ka bunguan tau dyan.

Abraham · February 2014

@the_adventurer Un din kinakatakot ko baka kase mag bago ulet mga processes ng AU regarding migration or maski IELTS requirments. Lage nalang month of July of each year may mga changes na nang yayari. Target ko din before July makapag lodge ng Visa. Naway okay ung ACS and IELTS results natin.

Good Luck sa ting lahat. Lalo na sa mga IELTS takers and waiting for their results.

thegreatiam15 · February 2014

@the_adventurer Un din kinakatakot ko baka kase mag bago ulet mga processes ng AU regarding migration or maski IELTS requirments. Lage nalang month of July of each year may mga changes na nang yayari. Target ko din before July makapag lodge ng Visa. Naway okay ung ACS and IELTS results natin.

Good Luck sa ting lahat. Lalo na sa mga IELTS takers and waiting for their results.

eto din papi concern ko...: ) pero sana maganda results hahaha

the_adventurer · February 2014

@abraham nakaka-pressure hehe. sana makapag-lodge BEFORE JULY 1, 2014 at kung may changes man sana for the better na lang not for the worse hehe

cholle · February 2014

^^Wow lupit mo naman sa Speaking at Writing! Congrats!
ako din humahanga sa results mo @cholle, where was this taken?IDP or BC?

o ano para sa mga test takers this weekend, mag ballpen na!!

Sa BC Singapore ako nag-exam. Swerte rin dahil madali yung main speaking topic ko: A person you like spending time with >> diba, medyo madali lang kaya di ka masyadong mag-iisip ng sasabihin

Sa lahat ng mag-e-exam pa lang, best of luck, at sana makuha ang target scores!

filipinacpa · February 2014

Hello guys maybe you want to attend an intensive IELTS workshop for free just click the link and register now, since the seats are only limited. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ielts-masterclass-tickets-9060892373

Thanks for the link sis! I registered just now!! Yipee!

sonsi_03 · February 2014

Hi po fellow pinoyau peeps. New po ako dito and I am about to take my IELTS test this month. Ask ko lang po sa Speaking test, when they ask for your ID, ano po usually sinasagot niyo? Lagi ko kasi nakikita sa mga dating nagtest na kasama yun sa tanong sa kanila and naniniguro lang po ako na tama yung isasagot ko

Hello @ozdreamer0323 once he/she asked for your ID abot mo lang yung passport mo (both hands para medyo formal) sabay simpleng "sure" lang sasabihin mo, konting smile.
You have to be well connected at comfortable sa loob ng 15 minutes na yan, say as much as you can na related sa tanong (sabihin naman ng examiner kung tama na). Maski pa magkukumpas ka doon para makatulong mai-express mo yung idea mo or point mo.

Goodluck!